On the 5th Sunday of Easter, the Revised Common Lectionary stays in John, taking a leap forward (and, if you think about it, backward too) into Holy Week. The text is John 13:31-35. On Maundy Thursday, if you remember, we heard this and an earlier portion from the same chapter (John 13:1-17, 31b-35). (And if […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 4th Sunday of Easter, John 10:22-30
On the 4th Sunday of Easter in Year C, the year of Luke’s Gospel, we turn to John 10:22-30. Why this text in Easter? God only knows. Okay, maybe someone from committee that developed the Revised Common Lectionary could tell us, but I don’t know any of them. It makes some sense to turn to […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 3rd Sunday of Easter, John 21:1-19
On the Third Sunday of Easter, Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary pitches me one of my favorite texts: John 21:1-19. As is often the case, the choice of this particular text for this particular day of the Church year is mysterious. Year C is, in general, focused on Luke’s Gospel, with occasional forays […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Years ABC, 2nd Sunday of Easter, John 20:19-31
If you are wondering why the lectionary has reverted to John on the Second Sunday of Easter, the answer is easy: In the Synoptic Gospels there are no resurrection appearances after Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday’s morning is Luke 24:1-12 — the empty tomb. The text for Easter Evening is Luke 24:13-49, the Emmaus Road text […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Easter, Luke 24:1-12
Luke 24:1-12 The lectionary Gospel for Easter is Luke 24:1-12. (John 20:1-18 is always listed as an alternative, but this is Luke’s year, so we have an option from his Gospel.) Caring Friends The women planned carefully, but there was no rush. Jesus, after all, had been dead since Friday afternoon. Faithful to God’s command, […]
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